In a message of  to James Dunlop (1:3641/1.206), 
you wrote:
 JD> Baerga's changed, not that the stats are "invalid" because it showed
 EG> Baerga's numbers have been consistently above Alomar's despite the fact
 EG> that he's never displayed the same kind of *range* as Alomar.
Let's take a look at the numbers after the season, alright?  Two things I'm 
looking for:  did Baerga's numbers go down this season (while with the 
Indians), and what happened to Alomar's numbers changing ballparks?
 JD> Baerga was at one (sustained) point a better player than Roberto Alomar.
 EG> Baerga has only shown that he was better than Alomar on paper. He's 
ever
 EG> done it on the field. At no point has he EVER been better than Alomar.
One small correction, I meant in the field (I've never felt he was a better 
offensive player, very close at times, though).  I disagree with you on the 
latter point.
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